Seven Months Pregnant

It is a couple of days early, but this is when I am sitting down and blogging, so this is when I post.

It has been a busy, changing month, with packing and getting ready to go to Brazil. I've never had so much time to get ready, so by the time it came, I was VERY ready. You can read about our preparation here. It was really a guessing game, deciding what Caid, baby, and I would need for the next six months to a year (we don't know how long it will take for all of our Brazil/having baby documents to go through, and are not leaving until they do). There were so many special memories with special people the last few weeks at home--THANK YOU. 

I find it amusing that Ana Sofia has already flown to Brazil twice before she is born (we found out I was pregnant the day we left for a short-term mission trip to Brazil). This last trip she was pretty active the first take-off, but calmed down after that. I can’t figure out if her movement is a sign of excitement or annoyance—she often stops if you hold my belly, which makes me think she is thinking “Oh no, they noticed—gotta lay low for a bit.” 

It is much easier for me to imagine her as a sea otter than a human being (probably because the mental image I have is of a little Barbie doll human) in my stomach as she moves/SWIMS around in there. Lately, I’ve been imagining what she is thinking in there. Sometimes, when snuggled up to Caid, I just know she is saying “Hey—that is my space!” as she kicks him. When I feel the steady bumps, she is thinking “Darn hiccups!” and sometimes, she simply wants OUT—that is all I can figure. That, and somersaults. She almost kicked my belly button into an outtie yesterday. 

Being in Brazil has been great. Everyone has been so kind. You can read about/see Caid's vlog about arriving/apartment here, and jumping back into ministry/Easter celebrations and vlog here. Pregnancy-wise, I haven't had heartburn since arriving, proving Ana Sofia has good taste in food. I also started the "feet bloating" thing since being here--whaaaaa? weird. Lindsay has been amazing and is going to show us around/introduce us at our first Brazil baby doctor appointment next week. Oh, and it was amazing to spend some time with friends at the beach. We are so blessed. 

And yes, everyone rubs/kisses/touches my belly here. Even the stranger next to me on the Kombi.